How to Use aneurysm in a Sentence

aneurysm

noun
  • Her son, Matthew Nemeth, said the cause was a brain aneurysm.
    Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2020
  • His wife, Robin Page, said the cause was a splenic artery aneurysm.
    New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The coil forms a blood clot, blocks blood flow, and keeps the aneurysm from bursting.
    Alyssa Hui, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The cause was an aortic aneurysm, said a son, Justin Liang.
    Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Bernadette sadly died of a brain aneurysm in June 2023.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • Gregory passed away from a brain aneurysm at the age of 19.
    Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The brain aneurysm was the result of a stroke, Lago's statement said.
    CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The aneurysm wasn’t large enough to warrant repair yet.
    Trihealth Dailyhealthwire, Cincinnati.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • An aneurysm is a ballooning of a blood vessel in the brain.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Mitchell has been in frail health since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 July 2022
  • The cause was an aneurysm, said his son, Roman, who is a director at the firm.
    Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • He was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured brain aneurysm.
    Caitlin Anderson, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Getting ready for this tour, just getting my damn bus on the road was about to give me a frickin’ aneurysm.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Rick was about to have surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm that could have burst and killed him quickly.
    Dennis Kneale, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The cause was a brain aneurysm and stroke, her family announced.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2021
  • News of the agreement comes as Dre recovers from a brain aneurysm.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
  • His father died at age 41 of an aneurysm when Herman was in high school.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The police, Feher said, saw no sign of a heart attack or aneurysm.
    Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • Bill had his aneurysm onstage in Switzerland in March 1995.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2023
  • Two years ago, a brain aneurysm landed her in the hospital.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The name on this Bey remix probably gave house-music purists a bit of an aneurysm.
    August Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Their son and daughter, twins, were not quite 10 when her aneurysm ruptured.
    Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • If a ruptured aneurysm causes the bleeding, a metal clip may be put in place to stop the blood loss.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The love of my life Nikki Sadler suffered an aneurysm on Wednesday.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Data show that ruptured brain aneurysms account for 3-5% of all new strokes, the BAF says.
    USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The cause was an aortic aneurysm, said a daughter, Amy Bastian.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The healthy 36-year-old woman had just suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm.
    Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2019
  • An aneurysm had formed in the aorta, so next thing Schroeder knew, he was scheduled for surgery.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Hell, even Joni Mitchell started playing live again after her near-fatal aneurysm.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Roughly six months after surgery to address his arm aneurysm, Beck allowed one earned run in 3 ⅓ innings, punching out four while walking two.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024

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